Assessing the Impact of Executive Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Haskins
Keyword(s):  
Executive Education ◽  
The Impact

Red & Yellow: the business of education

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Jeandri Robertson ◽  
Caitlin Candice Ferreira ◽  
Sherese Duncan ◽  
Atanu Nath
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Executive Education ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Learning outcomes Students learn to evaluate a firm’s growth strategies with the aim of establishing long-term business sustainability. Students will examine the impact of external macro-environmental factors that influence firm growth in an emerging market context. Using this case, students will learn how to apply a resource-based view to a firm’s offering by comparing and identifying the competitive advantage of the internal resources of the firm. Using this case, students can apply the principle of strategic fit by strategically analyzing the opportunities and threats in the external environment, while taking into account the firm’s internal strengths and weaknesses. Case overview/synopsis This case outlines the strategic, macro-environmental and marketing challenges that the Cape Town-based private higher education institution, Red & Yellow Creative School of Business, faced as it entered its 25th year of existence. In 2019, Red & Yellow had its roots in industry and had done well historically to cement that bond through the creation of successful alumni and the constant innovation of its higher education offering. Two weeks before having to present a detailed five-year growth strategy plan to the board of directors, Rob Stokes, the Director and Chairman of Red & Yellow, was faced with a multitude of decisions pertaining to the sustainable growth of the school. Recent growth patterns showed that programs with lower profit margins, such as classroom-based full-time programs, had experienced double-digit growth while student numbers for higher gross profit offerings, such as online and executive education programs had started to decline. Another challenge that the school faced was the need for its students to future-proof their careers in a world where artificial intelligence and machine learning threatened their careers and jobs. As such, Red & Yellow was confronted with one central strategic problem: How to grow strategically in the short term while developing a sustainable and scalable growth strategy for the school in the long term. Complexity academic level This case could work well as part of an executive education course, as well as a strategic management course for master’s degree or Master of Business Administration students. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 11: Strategy.

The Impact of Academic Accounting Research on Professional Practice: An Analysis by the AAA Research Impact Task Force

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-456 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Executive Education ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Managerial Accounting ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
The Impact

SYNOPSIS: The accounting academy has been long recognized as the premier developer of entry-level talent for the accounting profession and the major provider of executive education via master’s-level curricula and customized executive education courses. However, the impact that the academy’s collective ideas have had on the efficiency and effectiveness of practice has been less recognized. In this paper, we summarize key contributions of academic accounting research to practice in financial accounting, auditing, tax, regulation, managerial accounting, and information systems. Our goal is to increase awareness of the effects of academic accounting research. We believe that if this impact is more fully recognized, the practitioner community will be even more willing to invest in academe and help universities address the escalating costs of training and retaining doctoral-trained research faculty. Furthermore, we believe that this knowledge will attract talented scholars into the profession. To this end, we encourage our colleagues to refer liberally to research successes such as those cited in this paper in their classes, in their textbooks, and in their presentations to nonacademic audiences.

The balanced scorecard: subjects, concept and objects – a commentary

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niels Dechow
Keyword(s):  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Object Representation ◽  
Executive Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
The Impact

PurposeBy observations of what managers do with the balanced scorecard (BSC), the purpose of the paper is to discuss how further empirical research may be advanced, which differentiates more clearly what we study when exploring BSC work.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on a discussion of observations of seasoned managers working with the BSC as part of their executive education program. It offers a discussion of how insights from interaction with these managers can develop our understanding of how management concepts are constituted and can be explored.FindingsThe ways in which managers (dis‐)connect the BSC objects and concept are everything but benign. Much more could be known about the BSC, by studying both how these relationships are crafted in practice, and how the relationships crafted are influenced by the texts by which the BSC is known.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper offers a new way of framing research of popular management conceptualizations, by separating them in terms of conceptual ideas and representational objects. It offers a starting point for researching, what managers do with the BSC, and for researching what it is that works for the balanced scorecard.Originality/valueThe paper frames a quadrant approach. It distinguishes the BSC in terms of its conceptual narrative, its artefact object representation, users’ conceptual expectations and object mobilization. These four dimensions can assist researchers in finding ways to assess the impact of popular management concepts.

scholarly journals Executive Education in India: Now and in the Future

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Chandrasekhar Sripada
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Executive Education ◽  
Business Outcomes ◽  
Education In India ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Value Add ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

In the interview, Professor Sripada reflects on his experience of close to 40 years at the top level in human capital function of major public, private and MNC companies. He outlines the evolution of executive education (EE) since the 1980s, the need to integrate it with other HR subsystems and the importance of measuring business outcomes. He elucidates the difference between education and training to understand where the value-add of EE comes from. He recommends three steps to improve the impact of EE in India. Additionally, he gives his views on how to allocate budgets and the role of top management in leveraging EE.

Business Continuity Management Put to the Test: A Drama in Two Acts

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Kruis ◽  
Lineke Sneller
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Executive Education ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
True Story ◽  
Business Continuity Management ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mobile Phone Communication ◽  
Communication Material

This teaching case brings the true story of a destructive fire at mobile phone company Vodafone in The Netherlands to life. The fire has had a huge impact on the company, its customers, and society at large. The story illustrates the impact of mobile phone communication disturbances, and crisis communication within organizations. The case is suitable for classes of bachelor students in business economics or information technology, and for executive education. The case is written as a play, which enables course participants to engage in experiential learning. Materials provided include actual communication material developed by Vodafone during the crisis.

Group behaviour process and learning: a review and assessment of emerging online technologies in executive education

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Kearney ◽  
Denis Harrington ◽  
Tazeeb Rajwani
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Executive Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Group Behaviour ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the interaction of the relationships between group behaviour, group process and learning outcomes in online executive education. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review of literature in the relevant conceptual domains is performed. Findings A framework is proposed from the systematic review and proposes a dynamic classroom environment where instructor capability interacts with group process and behaviour to generate new learning outcomes. The impact of institutional context and technology infrastructure are highlighted as drivers of both the classroom and instructor effectiveness. Research limitations/implications The systematic review highlights several future research trajectories posing the questions: How disruptive innovation impacts on instructor capability development? How alternative theories explain the routines underpinning instructor capability? What is the role of external partners in the development of learning in context? What is the nature of instructor innovation capability? and How does instructor technology capability impact on learning outcomes? Practical implications Human resource development practitioners are presented with insights as to their existing and potential future roles in enhancing group behaviour, process and learning outcomes in executive classrooms impacted by technological change. The subsequent potential for practitioner enabled learning innovation is highlighted. Originality/value This paper contributes to contemporary debates regarding the interaction of emerging technologies and the executive online classroom, specifically focusing on the area of group behaviour process and learning.

Arab Spring impact on executive education in Egypt

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 596-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Wafa
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Executive Education ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of the Arab Spring on public administration programs in Egypt, with a special focus on executive education programs. Design/methodology/approach – The study draws on stakeholder analysis, and uses both primary and secondary data. Findings – The author describes the impact of the Arab Spring on executive education in Egypt and methods of dealing with the crises. Research limitations/implications – Egypt is still in a phase of transition, which implies further changes are likely to occur in the current situation, which may be worthy of further study. Originality/value – This study provides an overview of the challenges to executive education in Egypt during its transitional period with an overview of the underlying opportunities.

Formation of Lunar Craters and Bright Rays as a Result of Meteorite Impacts

1962 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 415-418
Author(s):  
K. P. Stanyukovich ◽  
V. A. Bronshten
Keyword(s):  
Explosive Charge ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Meteorite Impacts ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Lunar Craters ◽  
The Impact

The phenomena accompanying the impact of large meteorites on the surface of the Moon or of the Earth can be examined on the basis of the theory of explosive phenomena if we assume that, instead of an exploding meteorite moving inside the rock, we have an explosive charge (equivalent in energy), situated at a certain distance under the surface.

The Geosciences Applied to Lunar Exploration

1962 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 169-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Green
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Surface ◽  
Probable Mechanism ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Lunar Exploration ◽  
Geological Model ◽  
Apply Geophysics ◽  
Surface Features ◽  
The Impact

The term geo-sciences has been used here to include the disciplines geology, geophysics and geochemistry. However, in order to apply geophysics and geochemistry effectively one must begin with a geological model. Therefore, the science of geology should be used as the basis for lunar exploration. From an astronomical point of view, a lunar terrain heavily impacted with meteors appears the more reasonable; although from a geological standpoint, volcanism seems the more probable mechanism. A surface liberally marked with volcanic features has been advocated by such geologists as Bülow, Dana, Suess, von Wolff, Shaler, Spurr, and Kuno. In this paper, both the impact and volcanic hypotheses are considered in the application of the geo-sciences to manned lunar exploration. However, more emphasis is placed on the volcanic, or more correctly the defluidization, hypothesis to account for lunar surface features.

Asteroid and Comet Impact Speeds upon Mars: Significance for Panspermia and the Supply of Organics

1997 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Steel
Keyword(s):  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Regions Of Interest ◽  
Significant Fraction ◽  
Organic Chemicals ◽  
Impact Speed ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWhilst lithopanspermia depends upon massive impacts occurring at a speed above some limit, the intact delivery of organic chemicals or other volatiles to a planet requires the impact speed to be below some other limit such that a significant fraction of that material escapes destruction. Thus the two opposite ends of the impact speed distributions are the regions of interest in the bioastronomical context, whereas much modelling work on impacts delivers, or makes use of, only the mean speed. Here the probability distributions of impact speeds upon Mars are calculated for (i) the orbital distribution of known asteroids; and (ii) the expected distribution of near-parabolic cometary orbits. It is found that cometary impacts are far more likely to eject rocks from Mars (over 99 percent of the cometary impacts are at speeds above 20 km/sec, but at most 5 percent of the asteroidal impacts); paradoxically, the objects impacting at speeds low enough to make organic/volatile survival possible (the asteroids) are those which are depleted in such species.

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